In stoppage time, Botafogo suffers a draw with Bragantino and loses the lead to the Brasileirão after 31 rounds
Bragantino and Botafogo drew 2-2 at the Nabi Abi Chedid stadium, in the 34th round of the Brasileirão. Massa Bruta opened the scoring just two minutes into the game with Thiago Borbas, but Glorioso's turnaround came in the first half, two minutes into the break: Victor Sá equalized at 34 and Eduardo turned things around at 36. At half-time, and After a lot of pressure on Botafogo's defense, Thiago Borbas scored Bragantino's second goal and added final numbers to the scoreboard. ➡️ Everything about Fogão now on WhatsApp. Follow our new Lance channel! Botafogo With this result, Botafogo leaves the lead of the Brazilian Championship after 31 rounds. The Rio club has 60 points, two less than the new leader, Palmeiras. Bragantino, in turn, has 59 points and remains in the fight for the title, occupying fourth place in the table, guaranteeing a direct place in next year's Libertadores. + General rubbish! Watch the games and simulate the results of Glorioso in the Brasileirão FIVE SHOTS THAT MARKED THE MATCH >! WHAT A TRIP! Botafogo achieved the feat of conceding a goal in the 2nd minute of the match: Vitinho carried the ball from the left wing to the center, surrounded by Di Placido, who only saw the striker finish from outside the area; the ball hit the post and returned to the feet of Thiago Borbas, who just took the shot and opened the scoring for Bragantino. >!STRENGTH, WARRIOR! Still in the first half, top scorer Tiquinho Soares left the field with pain in his left ankle. Center forward Diego Costa came in his place. >!MIRACLE WATER! At 30 minutes, the match referee interrupted the game to hydrate the athletes, and coach Lúcio Flávio knew how to take advantage of this moment to reorganize Botafogo. When the game resumed, Victor Sá received a reverse ball on the left side of the field and pulled it in, in a move similar to Vitinho's. The black-and-white striker hit a shot to tie the game! >!FLASH, GONE! In the next move, Victor Sá received a pass in the same position as the goal, but this time he opted for a different solution: instead of passing to the middle and finishing, he passed the ball to cross into the goal. Bragantino's defense moved away and the ball fell to Eduardo's feet, who finished in the small area to turn the game in Botafogo's favor! >!BOX OF SURPRISES! Bragantino's coach dared to take almost all of the defenders off the field – only Léo Ortiz remained in the game – in search of a draw. And the choice paid off in extra time in the second half: after so much pressure, Massa Bruta managed to equalize, again with Thiago Borbas. Botafogo and Bragantino faced each other in the title fight (Photo: Vítor Silva/Botafogo) HOW WAS THE FIRST HALF? Bragantino's goal at the beginning had everything to take down Botafogo and affect the course of the game, as in the first half. But the hydration break, at 30 minutes, completely reversed the situation of the game: Botafogo organized itself better and found the path to success through comebacks, with one-on-one plays between attacker and winger, while Bragantino lost completely. has control of the game, with and without the ball. AND THE FINAL STAGE? Bragantino's coach, Pedro Caixinha, was not afraid and filled the team with attackers in search of a draw. However, Botafogo recovered the consistency lost in the competition and knew how to perform well. Lúcio Flávio's changes also contributed to this, adding more midfielders to the squad. But as there are things that only happen to Botafogo, Bragantino tied at half-time, again with Thiago Borbas, who threw cold water on the black and white fans. + Check out more details of the duel between Bragantino and Botafogo THE NUMBERS OF THE GAME AHEAD The two teams take a break from the fight for the Brasileirão title in the Data Fifa games. On their return, Bragantino will go to Rio de Janeiro to face Flamengo, at Maracanã, on the 23rd (Thursday), at 9:30 pm (Brasília time). On the same day, but at 7pm (also Brasília time), Botafogo visits Fortaleza in Castelão. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS BRAGANTINO 2 x 2 BOTAFOGO Location: Nabi Abi Chedid Stadium, in Bragança Paulista (SP) Date and time: 12/11/2023 (Sunday), at 4pm (Brasília time) Referee: Anderson Daronco Assistant: Rafael da Silva Alves (Fifa/RS) and Luanderson Lima dos Santos (Fifa/BA) VAR: Wagner Reway (VAR Fifa/PB) Audience and revenue: not disclosed Yellow cards: Léo Realpe (26'/1st Q) and Matheus Fernandes (36'/2nd Q) for Bragantino; Diego Hernández (41'/2nd Q) for Botafogo Red cards: none Goals: Thiago Borbas (2'/1st Q) (1-0), Victor Sá (34'/1st Q) (1-1), Eduardo (36 ) ) ' /1ºQ) (1-2) and Thiago Borbas (51'/2ºQ) (2-2) BRAGANTINO: Cleiron; Andrés Hurtado (Luan Cândido, at 16'/2nd Q), Léo Realpe (Matheus Fernandes, at 25'/2nd Q), Léo Ortiz and Juninho Capixaba (Alerrandro, at 25'/2nd Q); Lucas Evangelista and Jadsom; Eduardo Sasha (Bruninho, at 25'/2nd Q), Vitinho (Sorriso, at 16'/2nd Q), Henry Mosquera and Thiago Borbas. Coach: Pedro Caixinha BOTAFOGO: Lucas Perri; Di Plácido, Adryelson, Victor Cuesta and Marçal; Marlon Freitas, Tchê Tchê (Diego Hernández, at 13'/2nd Q) and Eduardo (Gabriel Pires, at 13'/2nd Q); Júnior Santos (Danilo Barbosa, at 13'/2nd Q), Victor Sá (Hugo, at 32'/2nd Q) and Tiquinho Soares (Diego Costa, at 20'/1st Q). Coach: Lúcio Flávio Follow Lance! on Google News Most read 1 Off the field Vini Jr. Mbappé's attitude towards Real Madrid draws attention on the web 2 Off the field Brasileirão: see title chances after Botafogo's draw and Palmeiras' victory 3 Off the field Botafogo fans prefer guilty of partial defeat: 'That's called failure' 4 Throw! Biz How much did Rayssa Leal earn by winning the SLS stage in Tokyo? 5 Flamengo Flamengo Stadium will have a capacity of 78 thousand and is inspired by the European ones; see images Lance's Newsletter! Stay up to date on sports and your favorite team with just 1 minute of reading! Sign up The best sport of your morning! 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